Birthdays: Bonnie Prince Charlie, Branch
Rickey, George Roy Hill, Dr. Samuel Mudd, Jenny Agutter, Uri Geller, Irene
Dunne, Cecil Cooper, Albert Dekker, Amby Paliwoda, Charlie Callas, John
Spencer, Harvey Firestone, John Spencer, Elsie De Wolfe, Jonah Hill is 34.
1860- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published his
most famous poem- The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. “Oh, listen my children
and you shall here, of the Midnight ride of Paul Revere. “ Although he got
most of the facts wrong, it was a great success. Longfellow intended it to
rouse Americans of his day to the threat of Southern Secession and Slavery.
1892- According to Jules Verne’s Around the
World in 80 Days this was the day Phileas Fogg returned to London to complete
his trip.
1920- English song & dance man Leslie
Townes became an American citizen and changed his name to Bob Hope.
1937- Nazis Josef Goebbels noted in his diary
that this day he sent his boss Adolph Hitler a Christmas present of a dozen
Mickey Mouse Cartoons from America. Officially der Fuehrer called Mickey
‘vermin’ but privately he enjoyed their animated antics.
1950- Harvey
premiered starring James Stewart and a 6 foot invisible rabbit.
1952- Bridgette Bardot married director Roger
Vadim.
1955- Sir Lawrence Olivier’s film version of Richard III premiered.
1962- The Osmond Brothers premiered on the Andy
Williams Show.
1957- Elvis Presley received his draft notice.
G.I. Blues!
1968- Winnie
the Pooh and the Blustery Day premiered.
1970- ELVIS MEETS NIXON or "The President
Meets the King." Citizen Presley volunteers his services in the war on
drugs and gave Nixon a gold plated 44 cal. pistol. The President thanked him
with a White House security officer's badge for his collection of police badges.
A recent biography of Presley described the dozen or so prescription medicines
he was on while Nixon was naming him honorary chairman of the War on Drugs.
1971- Twentieth Century Fox chief Darryl F.
Zanuck blames his own son CEO Richard Zanuck for Fox's monetary problems and
fires him. This sets off a power struggle among the board of directors. When
Zanuck's estranged wife Libby throws her support against the mogul, Darryl F.
Zanuck is overthrown and fired from his own company. He was the last of the
original Hollywood moguls.
1974- Winnie
the Pooh and Tigger Too came out with the film Island at the Top of the
World.
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